drinking-age

A move to repeal the federal drinking-age mandate might help Republicans turn this around.

Old Enough to Fight, Old Enough to Drink Glenn Harlan Reynolds 2011

Perhaps today, when Republican leaders across the board are singing the praises of limited government, it is time for them to put their money where their mouths are and support an end to the federal drinking-age mandate.

Old Enough to Fight, Old Enough to Drink Glenn Harlan Reynolds 2011

Both sides of the drinking-age issue agree that alcohol abuse by college students is a huge problem.

College presidents want lower drinking age 2008

For the drinking-age public, a privatized system could mean many more liquor stores, a much wider variety of libations and lower prices.

McDonnell wants to show Virginia the way out of liquor business 2010

The Mayflower chose not to exercise that option, leaving nearly two dozen drinking-age adults -- dressed to the nines in gowns and jewels, black tie and white -- wondering if management knew or cared how much money would be lost on un-ordered vodka shots and apple-tinis.

Annie Groer: Report From The Mayflower Hotel Lobby On Inauguration Night 2009

The drinking-age highway funds case, South Dakota v Dole, turned in part on the fact that the funding difference was only 5%, and thus was considered pressure rather than compulsion:

The Volokh Conspiracy » Feds to Target Texting? 2009

Tom Schlafly President The Saint Louis Brewery Inc.St. Louis The unwillingness of many people to engage in a reasoned dialogue about the effectiveness of current drinking-age limits taps into a Puritan ethic that runs deep in our history from Prohibition to the war on drugs to abstinence-only sex education in our schools.

Old Enough to Vote, Enlist and Marry, but to Drink? 2008

During Wednesday night's Democratic presidential debate at Dartmouth, a question from a New Hampshire voter put the drinking-age question on the table.

Democrats: 18 Year Olds Can Fight But Not Drink 2007

Good chart of location &familial exceptions to drinking-age laws in theUS:

The Volokh Conspiracy » Drink with the Kids? 2007

So you know, changing the drinking-age law is not going to help teach children to, or young people to drink more responsibly.

CNN Transcript Apr 14, 2005 2005